Birthday Girls are former members of sketch group Lady Garden, once labelled ‘Britain’s funniest women’, who featured on BBC3’s Live At The Electric and BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama

Crude with odd characters and cringeworthy dancing, what’s not to like about the brand new sketch comedy from the critically acclaimed Birthday Girls?

Birthday Girls are Beattie Edmondson (daughter of Jennifer Saunders and Adrian Edmondson), Rose Johnson and Camille Ucan. The trio performed at South Hill Park ahead of taking their show on the road to Edinburgh Fringe Festival next month.

Directed by Tom Parry, the show was a preview to the festival, a sort of ‘work-in-progress’, and quite frankly was hilarious.

From ‘The Great British S**t Off’ to their ingenious sketch on the brutality of the internet this female trio had me crying with laughter for a whole hour.

Birthday Girls are former members of sketch group Lady Garden, once labelled ‘Britain’s funniest women’, who featured on BBC3’s Live At The Electric and BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama.

Their enthusiasm and talent keep the audience’s attention glued to the stage for each imaginative sketch, while their strange dancing covers every style from morris dancing to interpretive and hip-hop.

During the performance I was filled with momentary panic when the terrifying words ‘audience participation’ were mentioned - or shouted.

Fortunately, by the grace of God, I never got singled out but be warned if you are in the audience there is a substantial chance you may become part of a sketch.

A quick Google search tells me this female trio are about my age and met at my former university, Manchester - confirming my belief (wish) we should be friends.

Everything about their sketch comedy made me laugh - including the brief moments where things went wrong or Camille’s panicked face while she tried to remember which sketch came next.

If you are heading to Edinburgh Fringe then this sketch comedy is a must.

Birthday Girls: Party Vibes will be at Cowgatehead at 10pm from Friday August 1 to Monday August 25, except on August 12.